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Scientists uncover hidden freshwater under sea floor: What are offshore aquifers and why are they significant? | Explained News
[ad_1] Nearly 50 years ago, a US government ship, which was originally looking for minerals and hydrocarbons, unexpectedly stumbled upon freshwater while drilling into the sea floor off the country’s northeastern coast. Now, a group of international scientists have followed up on the surprise discovery and confirmed the existence of ...
Potential biosignatures: Why NASA says we may be closest ever to discovering life on Mars | Explained News
[ad_1] 4 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Sep 11, 2025 06:33 PM IST The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has found the strongest signs yet that some form of life may have existed on Mars in the past. At a press conference on Wednesday (September 10), NASA said that its ...
Why China is investigating Nvidia for ‘violating’ its anti-monopoly laws | Explained News
[ad_1] Chinese regulators said on Monday (September 15) that a preliminary investigation found US chipmaking giant Nvidia to have violated the country’s anti-monopoly laws. The probe comes as Nvidia has become a key player in the United States-China race for global dominance in artificial intelligence (AI) technology and research. Just ...
How scientists found an ant which gives birth to two species | Explained News
[ad_1] 3 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Sep 19, 2025 11:21 AM IST It is assumed that when a living organism gives birth to a child, it will belong to the same species as the parent or parents. However, researchers have now found a species of ants that has turned this biological ...
Explained: How India is simulating space on Earth to write its own astronaut protocols | Explained News
[ad_1] In preparation for sending humans to space, Indian research agencies are working on a series of “analog experiments” that will inform the country’s own astronaut protocols. These experiments will also help formulate the under-development psychological selection criteria for future astronauts, and develop training modules to prepare candidates for isolation, ...
Nvidia’s $5 billion stake in Intel marks a dramatic change of fortune. But will it help the beleaguered chipmaker? | Explained News
[ad_1] 4 min readNew DelhiSep 19, 2025 11:30 AM IST AI chipmaker Nvidia said on Thursday (September 18) it would invest $5 billion in its struggling rival Intel, in a deal which shows how the changing dynamics of the technology world have reshaped the industry. The investment, which gives a ...
60% uranium enrichment: Why Iran’s claims of not pursuing nuclear weapons lack credibility | Explained News
[ad_1] 5 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Sep 25, 2025 05:29 PM IST Three months after its frontline nuclear facilities were bombed in a coordinated air attack by Israel and the United States, Iran has said that it has resumed enrichment of uranium, but it would not produce nuclear weapons. In a ...
Wheel well stowaways & perils of flying hidden in landing gear bay of aircraft
[ad_1] Sneaking into an aircraft wheel well and travelling secretly as a stowaway is an extremely dangerous thing to do, with the odds heavily stacked against survival. Yet, such incidents keep surfacing from time to time, often involving the tragedy of the loss of human life. Nonetheless, occasionally, wheel-well stowaways ...
Nobel Prize in Medicine out What exactly have the winners done, why it matters
[ad_1] The Nobel Prizes generally follow the same schedule every year, with the Medicine prize coming first, followed by Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Peace, and Economics. Among this year’s Medicine winners, Brunkow and Ramsdell are from the USA, while Sakaguchi is from Japan. The research by the two Americans proved to ...
Why DGCA will probe unusual deployment of last-resort RAT system on Air India Boeing 787 | Explained News
[ad_1] There appeared to be nothing out of the ordinary with Air India flight AI-117 on Saturday, flying from Amritsar to Birmingham in the UK, until it descended to an altitude of just 400 feet on its final approach into the Birmingham airport. Then, strangely, the ram air turbine (RAT)—a ...
